The fifth and final Season of Charlie’s Angels begins with a new Angel joining the Townsend Detective Agency. In 1980, Tanya Roberts was chosen among other 2,000 candidates to replace Shelley Hack in the last season of the series. Roberts interpreted her character Julie Rogers as a streetwise fighter who used her fists more than her gun, breathing new life into the series with her sexy looks and charisma. High hopes were placed on Charlie’s newest Angel to pull the series out its failing ratings. To help give it an added boost, the Angels were sent to Hawaii for the first six episodes. Hawaii wasn’t only chosen to intrigue the audience but to keep the Angels scantily clad in bikinis. Tanya Roberts was as damn tough as she was beautiful and was a promising breath of fresh air but her presence was not enough to save the show. After five years on the air, the ground breaking show ended with the episode “Let our Angel Live.” Season Five finished 47th (dropping 27 places).

After Kate Jackson left the show in 1979, the producers tried hard to find a new Angel to fill the vacancy left by Sabrina’s departure. Shelley Hack was the new anticipated Angel and she entered The Townsend Detective Agency as Tiffany Welles, a classy and elegant beauty who was also a graduate from the Boston Police Academy. Tiffany was even more refined than her predecessor, carrying herself elegantly and with aristocratic sophistication at all times. Unfortunately the scripts didn’t give much to Shelley’s character, at least in the first episodes. The main problem with the Fourth Season was the lack of team orientated episodes. Three for the Money, Angel Hunt, Home Sweet Homes, Toni’s Boys are all stand outs. Shelley Hack does excel in Angels On Campus, Nips and Tucks and especially in the season finale One Love Two Angels. It is Tiffany who becomes group leader in the final episodes reuniting Kelly and Kris as a team. When given the right material Shelley did work well. Shelley did bring class and elegance to what was becoming a tired show. But gradually the show dropped in ratings. Charlie’s Angels finished 4th at the end of Season 2, 12th at the end of Season 3 (dropping 8 places) and 20th for Season 4 (dropping another 8 places) Notice the gradual pattern of decline. When Season Four ended, Shelley Hack was let go and the producers focused on finding another angel.